The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-04-14

ernment of Great Britain. Fully 5,0QU
| people were present.
| The Secretary Of the Navy has granted
authority to proceed immediately with re-
| pairs to the Ossippcc, found to be necessary
| by the Board of Survey. The vessel is now
| lying at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Doyle, the invinCible, has been released
on ticket of leave. He complains bitterly
Of the treatment he received while in con
inement, and alleged that the prison au-
thoriticS single out Irish cOnvicts for cspC-
Cial punishmentS.
"GOVGrn0T-clcCt Mellctt, Of the State of
Daliato," denies th&t his bailiwick has any
intention of going to war with the country,
and adds that il will wait to be admitted TO
the Union until it can come in through the
front door.
The Supreme Court Of Mississippi has
affirmed the decision Of the lower court,
awarding =. G. Thompson, OF Knoxville,
Miss, $4,000 on account Of injuries re-
coivcd in IN accident on The Louisville,
New Orleans and Texas Railroad
MIR. Sidney Bartlett. one Of Bos,on's best
known lawyers, is SS years old, yet his
bodily strength is little Impaired, and he is
said never to have exhibited greater intel
lc"iual vigOr than i'll an important case
which he recently conducted.
Local optonistS at Staunton, Va, rave
notice that they would contest the election
of last Tuesday, on the ground that the
tickets Of the ''wcts" were not printed on
white paper. The paper is OF light cream
color.
William and Joseph Warford, brothers.
had an alteration at their home near
Springfield, Ill, Thursday, over IL horse
William shot Joseph, breaking his arm. lie
then went to the room and shot himself
through the heart.
a. heavy landslide occurred at Monte
Carlo; immense masses Of rock and earth
slid down and now entirely block the rail
way and carriage road. y train ladcncd
with tourists had just passed.
Late reports from South Amcrica and
the IsthmuS furnish 10 support for the
story tclcgraphcd last week from IGl Paso.
Texas, that cholera bad made It's way
n"rthward as far rs Panama.
The election at Minneapolis was avictory
for the Democrats, who elected ten Alder
men to the Republicans eleven. The
Council stands 10 Democrats and II Re
publiCanS. For the first time in years the
Democrats arc in power.
The new Council Of Milwaukee. Wis
viii stand Republicans rs, Democrats IS,
Labor ). Thirty-two cities Of the State
elected Mayors as follows: Thirteen Re,
rublicams, eleven Democrats, three Labor,
1"ur citizens and Que independent.
Gen. Thomas w. Conway, Secretary Of
the State Temperance League, Of Ncw
York, and organizer Of the TCmpcrance
association OF New York died Suddenly
returning from the Baptist Mission Church,
near East New York, from heart disease
The San Antonio and Bcllunp Rincs
have changed their minds regarding their
Withdrawal from the National drill at
Washington next month. ThCy were as
Hurcd that if negro companies did attend
the drill, they wOnld camp add hc drilled
separate.
Fire broke ont Thursday in Il five story
huilding in Essex street. New York. There
were l20 people in the building, and the
lives of all were threatened. Escapes were
made by jumping from windows and by
fire escapes. Nineteen people We're badly
burned.
DIR. Lewis Swift, Of the Warner Ohstr
v%iory, announces The yci.cyYHl Of tir3 War.
n'r comet prize OF 800 tor each ,m"@ pe"trd
comet discovered durin% thG year pniiu@
March 81, 1888. Ahou, ~, ,OO0 in money
and medals has been awarded since 1900.
The total redemption Of trace Collars.
according to the latest returns, ")nrunt to
%3,S15, I3J. The r>tl"mptinn IS Glow. anG
milCmtCS that there are fewer o! these coins
IN existence than WnS ut first SlI"Dy>un i
l. now thought that tho entire T>Gc:anliun
viii not exceed six or seven mIi;on Gol!arS
Herr M0sl's wife, Tie pretty brunette
vino was the first to kiss the liJ,.rut.l Au-
archist the other day, is said to t.. i tri.r
Jealous hGcnuSr all toe OIhrr NIYirbisr
s,!'lawS want to kiss llps.. too. The myS
tcrT OF individual taslc Is aJul rs Ggu>% a.
ever.
.\bout an inch of snow fell ii augusta,
v i>conSm, Tuesday might, the surface Of
WHirh is covered With = iuith layer Of
White which seems 10 nc Gu>l or ;.huS.
| J mt whole section oC country - far us
! heard from is covered with DE s.mc vel
! l"WIsh snow. Ii IS Strange phcnomuuOn.
| IT Edgar Thompson's steel works ~
| Er&ddOcks, Pa, heated steel had been
d"mpcd in a portable lake preparatory to
pouring it into ingot mouluS, when the
| liquid metal exploded and scattered in all
utcctlonS. Five pitmcn Were Iriwhtru(iy
burned, but it is hoped they Url NOS fatally
| hurt
\ large quantity of dynamite used for
Blasting, ard stored in 4 frame shtniy in
tie outskirts of Reading, Pa, exploited
Monday. Andrew Euii had bp'n leg
blown off and will die. Two other Italians
were iGarIulIy injured, one huvin" his bed,
tern open. Samuel Wcrtz was also badl,
hart.
The President rcappointcd thc prcscn
government members of the Union Puciii,
Directory, whose terms have expired: T.
r. C0udcrt of New York: Franklin Nc
Ncagh, OF Chicago; Alexander Haskell. 0
Columbia; Marcus a. Hanna, Of ClCVclanC
aud james w. Savage, of Omaha
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